Type
payload
Period
90.0 min
Inclination
3.0°
Apogee
272 km
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| family | celestialdex |
|---|---|
| object_name | EXPLORER 42 (SAS-1) |
| intl_designator | 1970-107A |
| norad_id | 4,797 |
| object_type | PAY |
| ops_status | D |
| ops_status_name | decayed |
| owner | US |
| launch_site | SNMLP |
| launch_utc | 1970-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 |
| decay_utc | 1979-04-05T00:00:00+00:00 |
| decayed | true |
| days_on_orbit | 3,036 |
| perigee_km | 272 |
| rcs_m2 | 0.501 |
| orbit_type | IMP |
| orbit_center | EA |
| launch_date_raw | 1970-12-12 |
| decay_date_raw | 1979-04-05 |
Provenance
This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.
Storage: spine